ATS to Provide the U.S. Forest Service with Nationwide Temporary IT Services to Meet Skill-Set and Critical Project Needs

Seattle, WA – March 17, 2010 – Applied Technical Systems (ATS) has been selected as one of two contractors to provide the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) with temporary IT professional services under an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The competitively awarded one-year base, three-year option contract has a potential value of up to $5 million and was awarded as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set aside.

The IT Temporary Services contract will enable the USFS to address the need for specific skill-sets not readily available within the agency’s workforce. The contract will also help the USFS respond to temporary staffing requirements on critical projects. Services covered under the contract include:

• Oracle, JAVA, .NET, GIS, database and Sharepoint development;
• Oracle database administration; and
• Information technology analysis and project management.

“ATS offers the U.S. Forest Service access to a diverse set of software development, management and support skills,” said Carey Kolb, Vice President of Applied Technical Systems. “From Oracle forms development and Oracle database administration to Microsoft SharePoint development and administration, the ATS team can fulfill a wide range of IT support needs for the Forest Service offices nationwide.”

About Applied Technical Systems

Applied Technical Systems Inc. (ATS) is an innovative technology company with expertise in data analysis. Since 1980 ATS has helped government agencies and commercial clients arrive at better decisions through intelligent discovery solutions, total life cycle expertise for Naval operations, and a broad range of information engineering services. ATS’ clients include the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense and the Washington State Government. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, ATS has offices in Washington D.C. and Norfolk, Virginia. For more information about ATS, visit http://www.atsid.com or call 360.698.7100.

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